Hailing from Manchester in the UK, acoustic-electronica trio GoGo Penguin are pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Rob Turner. Drawing on a heady brew of influences from Brian Eno, John Cage, Massive Attack and Aphex Twin to Manchester’s grey rain-streaked urban streets, they create a brave new sound that is wholly their own.

Defined by skittering break-beats, powerful sub-bass, telepathic interplay and a penchant for anthemic melody they create an emotionally rich palate for the listener that has seen them hailed as the most exciting new band to emerge from the UK in years.

Contact losangeles@stonesthrow.com

Stones Throw Records
2658 Griffith Park Blvd # 504
Los Angeles CA 90039

The journey of the Austrian DJ and producer began in the year 2011 with unique vinyl selections of reggae & Jamaican roots music. Highly passionate about creating unique DJ sets and releasing digital mixtapes in these genres, he has gathered more and more of an audience by spinning the turntables in his hometown scene, Vienna, throughout the years. 

His project benefiting a charity initiative in Ethiopia and the collaboration within various dub sound systems and producers has found a lot of shared interest and support from all over the world. Love to this non-profit, social care and his motivation has summed a donation out of 400 mixtape CDs, which were sold for Langano, a village close to Addis Ababa. This has supported educational and agricultural sectors, built awareness about HIV & Aids and provided better healthcare in the village!

New doors have opened to a new level following the DJ path in the reggae & hip-hop scene and developing through the study of sound engineering in 2016. His music productions have found a lot of interest in many radios, magazines and in the ears of numerous artists like Lee Scratch Perry, Mowty Mahlyka and General Levy who was featured on the latest releases. 

The upcoming release on his label Rasfimillia Productions is a collaboration with the French artist Taiwan MC, part of Chinese Man Records, and junglist FLeCK from Greece.

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